| Patent Number |
Title Of Patent |
Date Issued |
| 7413224 |
Motor vehicle door lock |
August 19, 2008 |
| The object of the present invention is a vehicle door latch, which in its standard design contains a locking mechanism (1, 2) consisting mainly of a catch (1) and pawl (2). In addition, a blocking element (17) for a locking lever (18) is provided, in which the blocking element (17) p |
| 7401822 |
Motor vehicle door lock |
July 22, 2008 |
| Vehicle door latch, in which the catch comprises a casing made of sound-proofing material, the casing containing a buffer pocket, situated behind the primary position in clockwise direction and the buffer pocket being stretched around up to the area of the primary position, forming an |
| 7320495 |
Motor vehicle |
January 22, 2008 |
| The invention discloses a vehicle with a front door and a rear door without a B column between the two doors, with the front door latch being designed as a power latch with a door-closing assistance and the rear door latch containing a power latch holder with an adjustable locking bo |
| 7152890 |
Power-open motor-vehicle latch |
December 26, 2006 |
| A motor-vehicle door latch has a housing, a fork pivotal on the housing between a bolt-retaining closed position and a bolt-releasing open position, and a pawl pivotal on the housing between a blocking position engaging the fork and retaining it in the closed position and a freeing p |
| 7128349 |
Motor-vehicle door latch |
October 31, 2006 |
| A motor-vehicle door latch has two spaced rigid housing parts, at least one main pivot pin extending between the parts and having an inner end fixed in one of the parts against movement relative thereto and an outer end fixed in the other part against movement relative thereto, and an |
| 7126453 |
Keyless system for actuating a motor-vehicle door latch |
October 24, 2006 |
| A keyless actuating system has a switchable electrical device, a coded transponder adapted to be carried by a user, and a vehicle-mounted interrogating unit adapted when enabled to remotely coact with the transponder for switching the device when the transponder holds a predetermined |
| 6843517 |
Manually lockable motor-vehicle power latch |
January 18, 2005 |
| A motor-vehicle door latch has a lever displaceable between a locked position in which the latch is locked and an unlocked position in which the latch is unlocked and a plate carrying the latch and adapted to be exposed at a door edge. The plate is formed with a throughgoing hole, and |
| 6824177 |
Locking system for the door of a motor vehicle |
November 30, 2004 |
| A motor-vehicle door latch has a latch mechanism, a locking lever movable between a locked position and an unlocked position, a motor drive, and a blocking lever engageable with the locking lever. The locking lever can be decoupled from the blocking lever during fast unlocking so that th |
| 6800958 |
Wireless data and energy transmission device |
October 5, 2004 |
| The invention relates to a device for the wireless transmission of data and energy between an element to be mounted on or in a vehicle body, especially a vehicle sliding door (2), a vehicle seat or a comparable additional unit, and a vehicle body (1). The basic design of the inventive |
| 6765311 |
Motor-vehicle key for remote-controlled motor-vehicle locking system |
July 20, 2004 |
| The invention relates to a motor-vehicle key, comprising a key housing (2, 3), in which an emergency key (5) is stored. The key housing (2, 3) has a cover shell (2) and a divided base shell (3) which is configured as two base-shell sections (3a, 3b). The emergency key (5) is fixed to one |
| 6705649 |
Door lock for a motor vehicle |
March 16, 2004 |
| The invention relates to a door lock for a motor vehicle. The principal design of the inventive door lock comprises a rotary lock (1), a lock pawl (2) an actuation lever system (3), a latching lever system (5) and a central locking drive (10a, 10b, 11) for a central locking element (8). |
| 6659515 |
Power-closing motor-vehicle door latch |
December 9, 2003 |
| A motor-vehicle door latch has a pair of engageable parts one of which is movable between a pair of end positions and through an intermediate position and a pair of end-position sensors and an intermediate position sensor operable when the parts reach the respective positions. A drive |
| 6631933 |
Bolt for motor-vehicle door latch |
October 14, 2003 |
| A bolt assembly is used in combination with a door-post surface formed with at least one centering recess and a motor-vehicle door latch having a pivotable latch element. The assembly has a mounting plate having an inner face engaging the door-post surface and an opposite outer face, a b |
| 6602077 |
Handle assembly for motor-vehicle door latch |
August 5, 2003 |
| A handle assembly for a motor-vehicle door latch has an adapter plate shaped to fit on a motor-vehicle door and forming a pivot and a seat, an electrical connector sleeve snugly fittable in the seat, and a handle having an arm fittable in the connector sleeve and with the pivot. The |
| 6581990 |
Power-closing bolt for motor-vehicle door latch |
June 24, 2003 |
| A power-closing bolt assembly for a motor-vehicle door latch has a housing, a bolt pivotal in the housing about a pivot axis between a pair of angularly offset end positions, and interengaging bolt and housing abutments respectively on the bolt and on the housing bearing angularly of |
| 6575507 |
Power-actuated motor-vehicle door latch |
June 10, 2003 |
| A motor-vehicle door latch has a housing, a lock fork pivotal on the housing between open and closed positions, a latch pawl pivotal on the housing and engageable with the fork in the closed position to retain it therein and disengageable from the fork to allow to move from the closed |
| 6572159 |
Damped actuating system for motor-vehicle door latch |
June 3, 2003 |
| The actuating system has a handle pivoted about a handle axis on the door, an actuating part fixed on the handle and extending radially from the axis, and a damper fixed on the door adjacent the axis and having an input element. The actuating part is connected to the input element for |
| 6568722 |
Motor-vehicle door latch |
May 27, 2003 |
| A motor-vehicle door latch has a housing, a part displaceable relative to the housing to release the latch, and mechanism on the housing operable to displace the part and release the latch. An actuating lever is pivotal on the housing between an unactuated position and an actuated positi |
| 6557911 |
Power-open motor-vehicle door latch |
May 6, 2003 |
| A motor-vehicle door latch has a housing, a fork pivotal on the housing between a bolt-retaining latched position and a bolt-releasing unlatched position, and a pawl pivotal on the housing between a holding position engaging the fork and retaining it in the latched position and a freeing |
| 6540270 |
Power closer for motor-vehicle door latch |
April 1, 2003 |
| A power-closing motor-vehicle latch-bolt assembly has a housing, an elongated rocker having inner and outer ends, and a pivot at the inner end connecting the rocker to the housing for pivoting about an axis passing through the inner end. A drive engageable with the outer end pivots the |
| 6539756 |
Steering wheel lock |
April 1, 2003 |
| A steering wheel lock utilizes a motor-driven spindle which drives a locking nut to control a detent disk which has pin-like projections engaged in camming tracks which guide the detent disk linearly and angularly. The detent disk in turn controls a locking pin which can engage the s |
| 6428058 |
Motor-vehicle door latch |
August 6, 2002 |
| A motor-vehicle door latch has a latch element displaceable between a holding position bolt and a freeing position, and a pawl movable between a latched position retaining the latch element in the holding position and an unlatched position allowing the latch element to assume the freeing |
| 6416088 |
Power-operated motor-vehicle door latch with antitheft |
July 9, 2002 |
| A motor-vehicle door latch has a latch housing, a latch fork pivotal on the housing, a latch pawl movable on the housing between a holding position engaging the fork and preventing pivoting of same and a freeing position permitting pivoting of the latch fork, and a locking lever displace |
| 6407520 |
Motor-vehicle door lock |
June 18, 2002 |
| A motor-vehicle door latch to avoid unnecessary sound emission, has its motor operated with pulse-width modulation so that, once a blockade time point is reached or prior thereto, the motor is energized with reduced power so that it generates a ramp characteristic running to a minimum. T |
| 6382687 |
Power-closing motor-vehicle door latch |
May 7, 2002 |
| A power-closing motor-vehicle door latch has a housing and a fork engageable around a bolt, formed with an abutment, and pivotal on the housing from an open position through a partially closed position into a fully closed position. A latch pawl engageable with the fork in the partial |
| 6375234 |
Motor-vehicle door latch with sealed housing |
April 23, 2002 |
| A latch is mounted between the inside and outside of a motor-vehicle door provided with a plurality of actuating elements and respective links extending from the elements and each having a respective movable part. The latch has latching and locking mechanism, a closed housing enclosing t |
| 6338508 |
Motor-vehicle latch system with power open |
January 15, 2002 |
| A door latch for a motor-vehicle central-latch system has a housing, a locking element displaceable on the housing between a door-bolt-holding position and a door-bolt-releasing position, and a pawl displaceable on the housing between a retaining position holding the locking element in |
| 6336668 |
Motor-vehicle door latch with adjustable levers |
January 8, 2002 |
| A motor-vehicle door latch has a housing, a pair of levers pivoted at a common axis in the housing, a nut bearing axially on one of the levers and having a screwthread of a predetermined length, and a screw threaded in the nut, having a screwthread of a predetermined length, and having a |
| 6308998 |
Motor vehicle door lock with locking elements |
October 30, 2001 |
| A motor-vehicle door holding a lock provided with actuating elements operable to lock the door has an actuating system having an outside opening handle displaceable on the door, a pivot on the door, a first compensating lever pivotable on the pivot and having an outer end forming a s |
| 6234548 |
Pull handle for motor-vehicle door latch |
May 22, 2001 |
| A motor-vehicle door-latch handle assembly has a mounting plate, an elongated handle having a rear end pivoted in the mounting plate and a front end formed with a horizontally and transversely projecting actuation arm having a hook end. The handle is pivotal on the plate between an inner |
| 6231113 |
Cable drive for motor-vehicle sliding door |
May 15, 2001 |
| A cable drive for a motor vehicle having a body and a door slidable outside the body has a rotatable shaft projecting through the body and having an outer end outside the vehicle adjacent the door and an inside end inside the vehicle. A drum outside the vehicle is mounted on the outside |
| 6181094 |
Power operator for motor-vehicle trunk lid |
January 30, 2001 |
| A power operator for opening and closing a trunk lid of a motor vehicle has a spring engaged between the vehicle and the lid for urging the lid from a closed position into an open position, a rod having an outer end connected to the door and an inner end, and a clutch rotatable about a c |
| 6167770 |
Bolt drive for motor-vehicle door latch |
January 2, 2001 |
| A drive for a door bolt of a motor-vehicle door latch has a pivot shaft fixed on the bolt offset from the bolt, a motor having a rotary output, a transmission having an input connected to the motor output and an output shaft, and a coupling directly joining the output shaft of the tr |
| 6152636 |
Glass mount for motor-vehicle window |
November 28, 2000 |
| A mount for attachment to a window having a pair of faces and a hole extending between the faces has a body adapted to engage one of the faces and having a pin projecting with play through the hole and past the other face, a retainer adapted to engage the other face and formed with a |
| 6141914 |
Motor-vehicle door-handle assembly |
November 7, 2000 |
| A door panel formed with a throughgoing hole carries adjacent the hole a shaft pivotal about an axis and having radially projecting retaining formations. An assembly body engaging the panel around the hole carries a movable handle. Retaining formations on the body are engageable with the |
| 6109674 |
Power-actuated motor-vehicle door latch with plastic housing |
August 29, 2000 |
| A motor-vehicle door latch has a metallic mounting plate, latching elements mounted on the plate and operable to secure a door carrying the latch in a closed position, a latch mechanism connected to the elements for operating same, and a plastic housing. The housing has a part fixed to t |
| 6088241 |
Foil-type connector for motor-vehicle subassemblies |
July 11, 2000 |
| A connector for interconnecting a plurality of spaced electrical subassemblies in a motor-vehicle door has a basically rectangular flexible foil having a core part and formed with a plurality of strips extending from the part and carrying conductive paths. The strips are separable from |
| 6085558 |
Lock-cylinder assembly for motor-vehicle door latch |
July 11, 2000 |
| A motor-vehicle latch assembly has a door latch displaceable between a locked and unlocked position, a housing forming a seat, a lever pivoted on the housing, and a linkage connected between the lever and the door latch for displacement of the latch between its positions by the lever. A |
| 6076883 |
Electrical-cable system for motor-vehicle sliding door |
June 20, 2000 |
| A motor vehicle has a body, electrical devices including a controller and a power supply mounted in the body, a door slidable on the body between a closed position and an open position, and electrical devices mounted in the door. The devices in the body and in the door are interconnected |
| 6062615 |
Actuating assembly for motor-vehicle door latch |
May 16, 2000 |
| A motor-vehicle door latch has an element displaceable between a locked position and an unlocked position and a bowden cable has one end connected to the element and an opposite end. A latch-actuating assembly has a housing, a main lever pivoted on the housing about a main axis between a |
| 6056076 |
Control system for an automotive vehicle having at least one electrically operated door lock |
May 2, 2000 |
| An electrical control system for a vehicle having electrically operated locks provides at each door an emergency unit built into the respective lock and having a power storage unit continuously connected between the starter battery and the motor driver for the lock, and a voltage limiter |
| 6040761 |
Acoustic warning system for motor-vehicle subsystem |
March 21, 2000 |
| A motor vehicle having a remotely operable subsystem provided with an acoustic emitter has a system having a microphone on the vehicle, a signal processor connected to the microphone for determining an ambient sound level at the microphone, and a controller connected between the sign |
| 6038895 |
Electrical self-powered motor-vehicle door latch |
March 21, 2000 |
| A motor-vehicle latch system has a latch having a locking element displaceable between a locked position and an unlocked position and a latching element actuatable in the unlocked condition of the latch to unlock the latch and ineffective when actuated in the locked condition of the |
| 6006143 |
Method of operating a control system for the control of motor vehicle components |
December 21, 1999 |
| A method of operating a control system for controlling the electrically-operated components of a motor vehicle in which a central processor and satellite processors for the components are connected with a multiplex single-conductor bus and master signals and control signals are trans |
| 5997055 |
Power-actuated motor-vehicle door latch |
December 7, 1999 |
| A motor-vehicle door latch has a latching element movable between a latched position retaining a door bolt and an unlatched position releasing the door bolt, and a locking pawl engageable with the element and displaceable between a locked position retaining the latching element and an un |
| 5992919 |
Cable drive for motor-vehicle sliding door |
November 30, 1999 |
| A cable drive for a motor-vehicle sliding door has a pair of cable sections of predetermined diameter and each having one end attached to the vehicle and an opposite end, a pin fixed on the vehicle, defining an axis, and having a screwthread of a pitch at least equal to the cable diamete |
| 5961163 |
Motor-vehicle door latch with antitheft protection |
October 5, 1999 |
| A motor-vehicle door latch has a latching fork and a release pawl engageable with the fork and pivotal between a latched position retaining the fork in a latched position engaged around a bolt and an unlatched position in which the fork can release the bolt. A coupling lever is pivot |
| 5959366 |
Electrical connection system for motor-vehicle subassembly |
September 28, 1999 |
| An electrical connection system for interconnecting an electrical element of a mount with an electrical element of a subassembly has a foil secured to a face of the mount and provided with a plurality of conductive strips connected to the respective electrical element and a plurality of |
| 5921595 |
Motor-vehicle door latch with single-handle inside actuation |
July 13, 1999 |
| A motor-vehicle door latch has a housing, a latching fork pivotal on the housing, and a release pawl pivotal on the housing between a latched position retaining the fork in a latched position engaged around a bolt and securing a motor-vehicle door closed and an unlatched position in |
| 5921594 |
Motor-vehicle door latch with child-safety cutout |
July 13, 1999 |
| A motor-vehicle door latch has an input lever pivotal by an inside door handle about an axis and an output lever connected to the latch mechanism and pivotal about the axis between an actuated position corresponding to a door-unlatched position and an unactuated position corresponding to |
